MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/16/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 528 - FRIDAY, MAY 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (19-16) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 1
Detroit Tigers (11-23) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Tigers, 4-3
The Detroit Tigers managed to get by the Minnesota Twins, 4-3, at Comerica Tigers Park. Detroit pitcher Denny McLain set himself apart with his performance. McLain yielded 3 runs over 7.2 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 1-5. The victory puts Detroit at 11-23.

The Tigers got a big at-bat from left fielder Al Kaline. For the game, Kaline was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI. In the bottom of the first, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 6th double of the season gave Detroit a 3-1 lead.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Kaline said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rice CF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .173 0 10
K. Puckett LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274 3 15
   a-G. Goslin PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 5
R. Carew 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .282 3 12
T. Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 3 11
C. Travis 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 1 12
C. Knoblauch DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246 2 12
J. Morneau 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 0 1
R. Peckinpaugh SS 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .224 1 11
E. Battey C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .158 0 1
Totals 30 3 4 3 3 6 9      
a - G. Goslin pinch hit for K. Puckett in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Travis (8, 7th Inning off D. McLain, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Peckinpaugh (2, 8th Inning off D. McLain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Carew (3, 1st Inning off D. McLain, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Carew 4 , C. Travis 2 , R. Peckinpaugh 3 , E. Battey
2-out RBI: R. Carew
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Carew 2 , J. Morneau
GIDP: K. Puckett
Sac Bunt: S. Rice
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rice (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Morneau (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Travis-Carew-Morneau)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cobb CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290 0 11
K. Gibson RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .111 2 6
H. Heilmann DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .250 1 8
H. Greenberg 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .288 5 19
C. Gehringer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 1 11
A. Kaline LF 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .202 1 9
D. Evans 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .227 2 10
A. Trammell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .252 4 15
B. Freehan C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .237 2 5
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kaline (6, 1st Inning off J. Santana, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Freehan (2, 5th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Gibson , H. Greenberg , A. Kaline 4 , D. Evans 2 , B. Freehan 4
2-out RBI: A. Kaline
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Heilmann , D. Evans , A. Trammell 2
GIDP: C. Gehringer
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Cobb (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gehringer-Trammell-Greenberg)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Santana L (1-3) 5.2 6 4 4 2 2 1 102 6.86   
R. Aguilera 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 5.00   
E. Guardado 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Santana 41
Batters Faced: J. Santana 25, R. Aguilera 6, E. Guardado 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Santana 8-7, R. Aguilera 1-1, E. Guardado 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Santana 102-67, R. Aguilera 27-16, E. Guardado 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Aguilera 2-0 , E. Guardado 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McLain W (1-5) 7.2 4 3 3 2 5 1 103 4.93   
M. Scherzer SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McLain 62
Batters Faced: D. McLain 29, M. Scherzer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McLain 8-10, M. Scherzer 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. McLain 103-69, M. Scherzer 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Scherzer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny McLain
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:08 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 30205
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